SWAG name top performers for the 2021 SWAG Awards night in Accra

The Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) has named the top performers for honors at the 46th SWAG Awards in Accra.

The General Assembly after critiquing the work done by the Awards Nominations Committee, endorsed and approved the final list of top performers for the 2020/21 calendar year which ended in September.

The list also includes the SWAG Top 5 where Federations that had little or no support but was active in the year under review will be ranked through voting.

Shortlist of nominees below :

Sports Personality of the Year

4X100m Relay Team – Athletics
Samuel Takyi – Amateur Boxing
Daniel Afriyie Barnieh – Football, Hearts

Footballer of the Year (Foreign)

Daniel Amartey [Leicester City]
Mohammed Kudus [Ajax]
Jonathan Mensah [Columbus Crew]

Footballer of the Year (Home Based)

Diawusie Taylor (Karela United)
Daniel Afriyie Barnieh (Hearts of Oak)
Ishmeal Ganiu (Asante Kotoko)

Female Footballer of the Year – Female

Constance Agyemang – Berry Ladies
Janet Agyiri – Hasaacas
Jafar Rahama – Northern Ladies/Hasaacas

Coach of the Year

Abdul Karim Zito (U20)
Christian Nsiah – Athletics
Samuel Boadu – Hearts
Coach Ofori Asare – Amateur Boxing
Yussif Basigi – Hasaacas Ladies

Athlete of the Year (Male)

Benjamin Azamati
Joseph Paul Amoah

Athlete of the Year (Female)

Deborah Acquah

Boxer of the Year (Professional)

Alfred Lamptey
Mohammed Aryeetey
John Abaja Laryea

Boxer of the Year (Amateur)

Samuel Takyi – Featherweight

SWAG Top 5 (Discipline Rank) Shortlist

Athletics
Amateur Boxing
Badminton
Chess
Rugby
Table Tennis
Tennis

Discovery of the Year

Constance Serwaa Agyemang [Football/Berry Ladies]
Fatawu Issahaku [Football/Steadfast]
Kamaldeen Sulemana
Unilez Takyi – Swimming

Administrator of Year

Evelyn Nsiah-Asare (Hasaacas Ladies)
George Okoe Lamptey (Ghana Boxing Federation)
Gifty Oware-Aboagye (Berry Ladies

SWAG President Award???

Ken Bediako

Corporate Award

Betway Ghana

Life Time Achievement

Stephen Appiah

Decorative Award

Togbe Afede XIV
Nana Bayin Eyison

Dedication and Valour

Coach Ofori Asare (Amateur Boxing)
Lawyer Ntow Fianko
Oduro Nyarko

Chess Player of the Year

Philip Selikem Yao Amoako

Badminton Player of the Year

Kelvin Alphous – Male
Prospera Nantuo – Female

Tennis Player of the Year

Male Samuel Agbesi Antwi – Male
Naa Shika Mackorley – Female

Swimming Athlete of the Year

Unilez Takyi

The 46th edition of the unbroken SWAG Awards is scheduled for December 2021.

Source: SWAG